Being in AURORA's presence is a remarkable feeling. She’s magnetic, and while most pop stars tend to have something somewhat sparkly about them, watching the ever-elegant 28-year-old Aurora Aksnes frisk across the grand Royal Albert Hall stage, long sleeves ribboning behind her, awakens that long-forgotten childhood memory of believing in fairytale creatures. She’s surely a fairy - and one that is also wildly, mischievously funny.
Pondering over the venue’s renowned shape, she marvels in her pixie-like voice, “I really like that it’s round…it’s like we’re in a soup", receiving one of many laughs from the audience tonight. Later on, she playfully improvises operatic monkey-ish noises, dubbing it her ‘mating call’ to a zealous reciprocation of animalistic cries from her fans. “I’m sorry, Mama, Papa”, she grins, apologising to her family who are also in the crowd. “We’re all going to get laid tonight!”.
